Minnesota Kings

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Minnesota Kings
Minnesotakings.jpg
Full nameMinnesota Kings Football Club
Nickname(s)Kings
Founded2009
Ground Community Education Field
St. Michael, Minnesota
Capacity5,000
Owner Flag of the United States.svg Tim Haselberger
Head Coach Flag of England.svg Brad Fewell
League National Premier Soccer League

Minnesota Kings was an American Soccer team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 2009, the team played in National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), a national professional/amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Midwest Division.

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History

Founded in 2009. The Chairman, Tim Haselberger help found the team. The club played in the NPSL (National Premier Soccer League) ranking fourth on the United States Soccer Pyramid. The team partnered up with local soccer club, St. Micheal Youth Soccer Association to create the Minnesota Kings Academy in late 2010. In three seasons the Kings finished the season near the bottom of the standings in the Midwest Division. Failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of it three seasons. In 2012 the team disbanded due to money, ownership, and league violations.

Players

All-time roster

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20110104072929/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/teams/21727632/21730546-21727682/TEAM.html

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
10FFlag of Albania.svg  ALB Adi Bilani
2FFlag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Carlos Boquin
3FFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alexander Canales
25DFlag of England.svg  ENG Roger Derham
9MFlag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Fiz
4DFlag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Frank Captain*
19MFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Rodrigo Galvan
5MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Chad Gilmer
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Svedin
27DFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Raul Guzman
14FFlag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Casey
22DFlag of Russia.svg  RUS Haris Handzija
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Timothy Haselberger Owner*
13DFlag of the United States.svg  USA Zachary Hunsinger
No.Pos.NationPlayer
8DFlag of the United States.svg  USA Stanley Luke
7MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Marcel Marufo
6DFlag of the United States.svg  USA John Matejcek
9MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Benson
18MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Garret O'Brien
17MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Osborn
28MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Pozner
26MFlag of the United States.svg  USA Angel Riera
19DFlag of the United States.svg  USA Joey Gustafson
12FFlag of Peru (state).svg  PER Dante Vargas
15FFlag of Mexico.svg  MEX Irvin Llamas Moreno
11MFlag of Poland.svg  POL David Jardel

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueReg. SeasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
20104NPSL5th, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify
20114NPSL6th, MidwestDid not qualifyDid not qualify

Head coaches

Stadia

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